Electric-conduit fitting.



C. H. BISSELL Fa SMITH ELECTRIC CONDUIT FITTfNG.

f' APPLICATION F|LEDMAR.18,19i2.

1,156,583. Pmend oct. 12, 1915.

Unia? CARL H. BISSELL AND FLOYD SMITH. OF SYRACUSE, NEW YQRK, ASSIGNQBS TO CROUS?) HINDS COMPANY, OF SYRACSE, NEVI YURK, [L CORPORATION OF NEW YORK,

FITTNG.

Original application filed October 5, 191C, Serial No 585,62?, Studded and this application lecl March 1.

Serial No. 634.370.

To (1U l/zom if nmll/ concern.'

lic it known that we.y (".inn il. Biasi-LLL and .Fnofn Snrrii. of Syracunc. in the countyY of Onondaga and rt'ltatc oi Xe/w York., havo inrented a certain new and useful Electric4 `t`oiuluit Fitting` oi'I which the. toll-.owing is al npecilication.

Uur invention relates to electric conduit fittings and has 'lfoi' its object the production otz a fitting.' adaptedo reccii'e and support a plurality oi? electrical appliances; anc-5 it. consiste in the conibinationS and constructions hereinafter set Aforth and claimed.

in describing this inventiolji rci'ercncc is `had to the acconipanyinn` drawing;` in which lilic characterA designate parts in all the views.

Figure l is a top plan of one iorni ot our electric conduit fitting'. the cover being-1j open and an electrical appliance .being niountcd on one end ot the fitting', and incans tor snp-- porting electrical appliances lieinzgr shown as in the littilrcY and mounted on the other end thereof. Fin'. is a plan of an cud porcorresponding` tion of the litting. Fig', Z- is a sectional View 'on line Xi-A." Fin'. 2. parts being included in Fic'. i) which are not shown in Fic'. 2. Fig'. -l is a View similar to Fig. 3. showing' an electrical appliance supported on the lic ting. Fig'. 5 is a detail View of the ring;` i'or supporting the clccti'i-fal a'ipliancc.

1 is the clectric conduit titting which conipriecsK a body or box adapted to contain an electrical appliance, and cxtenaioni-s 2 located at oppositc ende` of the body and adaiftcd to support on their exterior. electrical appliance. connected to the appliances; in the body. and a cover 3 tor said opening. However one of said extensions may. if desired be omitted.

The body is prciicrahly elongated a d rec*- tangular in general outliney and Vprovided with suitalilc nipples l extcnding from its long` sides, hy which nipples connection is made with conduits incloainlgr thc inain Wires. The fitting is a so pro. ided with the additional nipplcs 5 extendingV ii' in its ends by which connection in inadc with other conduits inclosing branch wires.

The nipples l are preferably funnel shape at (3 at their bases for porn t ting spreading of the wires "within the body and avoiding sharp bends in the wires.

'r' is a support or plate located in the body Specification of Letters atent.

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near tlnx bottoni thereof, -for supporting electrical appliances as cutouts connected to 'wires within (lu` hotly. Thisl plate reincw able through the open top and is; antistantialli' the naine .size an the opening in the torn and is provided with a plurality of islot o 'for receiving` ilul 'l'ableninpl means aS Screws anaociatcd with the clecl'rical appliances or i. tout. The slots are cniploji'cd .instead oll ordina i' holenI in orner to'adapt the plate izo support commercial cutoni l ot dill'ercnt .rfi and snakes.

)in seen in Finis. and l. the top oit cach extension 2 inclined and convergc--I toward the end of thc titt'nn and is 'liorincd uin an opening' as a circular opening ll which rcceiren incans as a circular plate 'l0 'for con` netting' an electrical appliance. Such :is :i switch ll. on the exterior ot the fitting. to the litting The features of construction of the litting` and plate l0 li): which the. plate is positioned and anppoited` torni. the subject niattcr of our application Si'. No. 5395.627, tiled Oct. G. will. ot which application thin` a division, thc said application rculting in Patent. 'l.OI-l,5i2. issued \,u;'. ltli.

The extensions 2 arc also -i"ornied with rounding` end n'alla and thc .nipples 5 project. troni auch end n'alls near the bottoms thereot and are located in the central line or axis ot thc tilting'. 1flach extension '2 is also usualliv `l'ornied Vwith a har 13 extending' lictu'ecn the side walls thcrcot' crosswisc ot'i thel opcuinn' il and lreneath the top. the hai' being a rranc'ed dianictricall)Y oi' the opening 5l and lining' arranged in position to receive i. fastening nienihcr as a screw lel- Which holds the plat-c l() in position.

The. loner surfaces of the nipples are prefcrabliY aianirn'ed flush with the outer Snrlacee of the bottoni of thc iitting so that when `the fitting is placed against supportingwall. the bottoni of the fitting and the nipples lic contiguous to thc wall. as Well the pipes or conduits connected to nach i ples, Thin conduit fitting' is particularly adv vant-ageous in that it acapted to contain and Support the appliances as cntouts or ineen and switches. which arc usually neces carjl-v in branching circuits.

TY'hat we. claiin is:

al. i i elcctric conduit fitting' comprising extension' hming e itiet top termed with an ig and ineens for supporting fin elec bese mounted on seid Well above the fg, substantially as und tor he prirc specht en fin eiectric conduit fitting comprising hollow body open i's t and having odv the exg also :tori'ned with 'stop :ind .ineens for supp-oi i un electrical npolisncc thereon with its bese mounted uid opening, subst: ntiiiily :is and Yfor ne purpose set forth.

l fil. in electric con-duit fitting comprising n hollen' bodyv open :it its to) and haii/ing t'or supportino' an electrical zipplitherein, 'the body also being formed n portion at one side ot' the open top for sublmrting :i switch connected to the appliance within. the body, substuntizilly us :tor the mii-pose described.

i?. An electric conduititting comprising .f1 holiow .bo-'lv Lupen :it its top, the bodj,7 having ineens ior supporting zin electrical npjilinnce therein` and having in extension at sidi; oli the open top, the extension llaving its ,bottoni flush with the bottoni ot' the body und having its upper Wall inclined sind converging toward the end of the'itting oY r-ening in its :"iciii 1p1 ence on the exterior thereof with and the inclined top being formed with an opening and being designed to support on the exterior thereof an electrical appliance designed to be connected to the electrical appliance within the body, substantially :1s and for the purpose specified.

An elect-ric conduit fitting comprising I :t hollow elongated body open :1t its top, un

extension at one cnl of the body, the exten- Sion having e rounding end und en inclined top converging toward the end of the fitting and formed with en opening, the body being also formed with :t nipple projecting from one of its long sides, and the extension being formed with a nipple projecting from its rounding end, and :i cover for the open .side of the body, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

i". electric conduit comprising an elongated body open nt its top, the body lniving means therein Jfor supporting' :in electrical appliance, extensions :1t opposite ends of the body, the extensions having inclined tops converging to 'ard opposite ends of the fitting and adapted to support electrical :1pplinnces on the exterior thereof, and the body being formed with :i nipple projecting from one ot its long sides, and the extensions being formed with nipples projecting from their outer ends, the bottom of the fitting being flat und the lower surfaces of the nipples und the outer 'face of the bottom of the itting being tiushin order to lie contiguous to n supporting wall, substantiallyr ns and -for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names in the presence of two uttesting witnesses, ut Syracuse, in the county ot' Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 7th day of March, 1912.

CARL H. BISSELL. FLOYD SMITH. iiitnesses L. M. DAVIS, S. DAVIS. 

